Catégorie : Hans van der Meij

No, there is nothing like « minimalism writing » in technical documentation … Neither John M. Carrol nor Hans van der Meij developed anything of that kind. Their research demonstrated the feasability of the MINIMALIST APPROACH (call it methodology or design philosophy) that is now an integral part of ISO 82079 (2019) – art. 5.3.3 Writing for… Lire la suite …

DITA Migration is like house removal: you’d better get rid of the unecessary stuff and clean your files BEFORE you move on. Don’t hesitate to skip and clean! Following this rule, a 2014 DITA Europe Conference participant who wanted to reduce the volume of her documentation decided to skip all Short Descriptions… Not only was… Lire la suite …

Designing minimalist documentation is increasingly in demand. In particular, due to documentation experts migrating their content to DITA. Not surprising, aliens now decide to board the train of minimalism … and miss the step because minimalism is not a suitcase! What is minimalism? « Minimalism consist in identifying the smallest amount of instruction that allows for… Lire la suite …

“The essence of the minimalist approach is to obstruct as little as possible the learner’s selfinitiated efforts to find meaning in the activities of learning.” (John M. Carroll) Basics by John M. Carroll and Hans van der Meij Minimalism Beyond the Nurnberg Funnel First Minimalist Manual Minimalism principles Applications An application of the Principles of Minimalism… Lire la suite …